Very Short Answer Questions
1. Define the term colonial period.
2. What is an archive?
3. When did the modern period begin?
4. Mention the importance of oral history,
5. List any two ways in which the British rule affected India economically.
Answers
Explanation:
Colonial period (a period in a country's history when it was subject to administration by a colonial power) may refer to: Spanish conquest of Guatemala. Viceroyalty of Peru. Colonial history of the United States. British Raj, British colonial rule in India, 1858 to 1947.
collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people.
Early modern European history is usually seen to span from the start of the 15th century, through the Age of Enlightenment in the 17th and 18th centuries, until the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the late 18th century.
1. New Markets: the British rulers made India their colony and thus established new markets in India. They began selling the machine-made goods particularly cotton textiles in India. To sell their product more in India the English merchants demanded the government to impose import duties, consequently, these situations led to growing tension for Indian manufacturer and Indian Economy.
2. Various settlements: the British government launched various land revenue settlement such as the Permanent, the Ryotwari and the Mahalwari settlement to grow the income of the government. These policies in one or another way destroyed the economy of India.
Oral History" is a maddeningly imprecise term: it is used to refer to formal, rehearsed accounts of the past presented by culturally sanctioned tradition-bearers; to informal conversations about "the old days" among family members, neighbors, or coworkers; to printed compilations of stories told about past times